A bit council (Vol 6)

[shtu]

skyebear said:

The living room death-stairs...!

Edited by skyebear on Tuesday 11th February 09:32

I think what's happened there is that the stairs used to be in a hallway, and the wall and door separating it from the living room has been removed, and the new deathtrap stairs fitted.

Potentially high price to pay for a larger, draughtier living room.

[ninepoint2]

MDMA . said:

Dave _ said:

nuyorican said:

What is SWMBO please? Keep seeing that.

She Who Must Be Obeyed

And who is this mythical creature?

[Grumbler]

nuyorican said:

Dave _ said:

She Who Must Be Obeyed

Aaaah. Thanks.

Took me ages to fathom it. Sister. Wife. Mother. bh. Other.
Not entirely wrong

[Dog Biscuit]

swmbo originates from the rumpole books from my recollection

[TVRBRZ]

Was used to comic effect by Rumpole in the TV series (I've not read the books) but the original She-Who-must-be-Obeyed comes from the 1887 Novel "She" by Ryder Haggard:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/She:_A_History_of_...

Made into a film in 1965 and notable for Ursual Andress in the titular (correct use of the word) role....

I'd quite happily obey Ursula Andress

[TVRBRZ]

Supposedly Haggard's "She" (SWMBO) has effectively started and heavily influenced fantasy science fiction ranging from Lord of the Rings through to Indiana Jones.

Most recently there has been a Marvel powerful woman character sharing the name "Ayesha".

Marvel = Council.

I'll get my coat....

[Spare tyre]

More worries for Anthony

https://youtube.com/shorts/s0oziDBbsMo?si=VphOOOP6...

[Dan Singh]

nuyorican said:

Facebook Marketplace is so relentlessly council. I see a lot of items with 'NEEDS GONE' in the description. What does that mean? It is assumed they want rid of the item otherwise they would not have listed it for sale!

Maybe they mean their need for their chavvy tat has gone.
Or maybe they are just semi literate cretins.

[Bobupndown]

Dan Singh said:

nuyorican said:

Facebook Marketplace is so relentlessly council. I see a lot of items with 'NEEDS GONE' in the description. What does that mean? It is assumed they want rid of the item otherwise they would not have listed it for sale!

Maybe they mean their need for their chavvy tat has gone.
Or maybe they are just semi literate cretins.

My guess would be both of the above.

[vikingaero]

Bobupndown said:

Dan Singh said:

nuyorican said:

Facebook Marketplace is so relentlessly council. I see a lot of items with 'NEEDS GONE' in the description. What does that mean? It is assumed they want rid of the item otherwise they would not have listed it for sale!

Maybe they mean their need for their chavvy tat has gone.
Or maybe they are just semi literate cretins.

My guess would be both of the above.

Obviously there is no urgency with Need Gone. If you are a cretin, you list it as NEED GONE 2NITE or NEED GONE BY 5PM showing both urgency and desperation and opening yourself to lowball offers.

[chazwozza]

A&E on a Monday night... council everywhere!! Highlight being perma-tanned matching white tracksuit couple... Yes I know, I should be in a private clinic. I'm council

[Spare tyre]

chazwozza said:

A&E on a Monday night... council everywhere!! Highlight being perma-tanned matching white tracksuit couple... Yes I know, I should be in a private clinic. I'm council

Yup my daughter took a whack to the head so we ended up in kids A&E

50% were normal other 50% we’re just total scum, not aware of others around them

[the-norseman]

chazwozza said:

A&E on a Monday night... council everywhere!! Highlight being perma-tanned matching white tracksuit couple... Yes I know, I should be in a private clinic. I'm council

Yep we ended up there last weekend with my mum who we thought had sepsis, I'd say a good 80% were on the full on council spectrum.

[Red9zero]

the-norseman said:

chazwozza said:

A&E on a Monday night... council everywhere!! Highlight being perma-tanned matching white tracksuit couple... Yes I know, I should be in a private clinic. I'm council

Yep we ended up there last weekend with my mum who we thought had sepsis, I'd say a good 80% were on the full on council spectrum.

Taunton (Musgrove) A&E on a Saturday at 11pm until nearly 3am Sunday. There was us and a young lady with a small child that actually needed genuine medical attention, the rest has either mental health or drugs issues or a combination of both. Not sure if council or tragic, but it was not a nice place to be.

[mac96]

Red9zero said:

the-norseman said:

chazwozza said:

A&E on a Monday night... council everywhere!! Highlight being perma-tanned matching white tracksuit couple... Yes I know, I should be in a private clinic. I'm council

Yep we ended up there last weekend with my mum who we thought had sepsis, I'd say a good 80% were on the full on council spectrum.

Taunton (Musgrove) A&E on a Saturday at 11pm until nearly 3am Sunday. There was us and a young lady with a small child that actually needed genuine medical attention, the rest has either mental health or drugs issues or a combination of both. Not sure if council or tragic, but it was not a nice place to be.

Imagine working there.
Last time I was in A and E on a Friday or Saturday night there was the usual crowd of the drunken, the losers of fights etc, many supported by uninjured mates who could not keep quiet for a minute at a time, continually trying to argue with the reception staff.

That staff was one young man, who never lost his cool, always calmed down the idiots, and was generally a nice guy. And there must be lots more like him. A job I could never do. Brilliant.

[paulw123]

Walking down the pavement with your phone at arms length either filming yourself or on FaceTime. Seen it loads the last few weeks. Council.

[Granadier]

[Jimmy No Hands]

paulw123 said:

Walking down the pavement with your phone at arms length either filming yourself or on FaceTime. Seen it loads the last few weeks. Council.

FaceTime in public is just council. Should be jail time.

[Voldemort]

Granadier said:

It's unusual to see them all together

- the 6 generations?

No, the legs.

[Rebew]

Voldemort said:

Granadier said:

It's unusual to see them all together

- the 6 generations?

No, the legs.

Worryingly if the 86yo lives to 100 then there is the chance of a 7th generation.

Chapeau to the 50yo for beating the trend set by 86 and 68 and giving birth at 15.

Also concerning that it is easier to refer to them by their ages rather than by mother, grandmother etc.